Nut-lock.



G. J. VON HAGBL.

NUT LOCK.

APPLIGATION'HLED un. 1o. 1911 993918. Patented May 30,1911

GERT`J. VON HAGEL, 0F AKRON, OWA.

NUT-Loox.

Specification of Letters atenc.

'Patented nay 3o, 1911.

Application led January 10, 1911. Serial No. 601,803.

To ai iitom 'it may concern:

Be it'. known that I, GERT J. Von Hanni., a. citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Plymouth and State of Iowa, have invented new and ast fnl Improvements in Xut-Loeks, of which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to nut. locks and the. object of the invention is the prorihion of a simple and eflieient clip which may he readily applied to a holt and nut and may be thrown into and ont of operative position with ease So that the nut may be tightened at any time to take up slack in the parts which itis holding.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following speeitie desrrption read in connection wil the accompanying drawing, which *formsA a part of this application, and in whiehzl Figure l is a side elevation ot :i holt showing my improved not lool; thereon and showing the Same in dotted lin in inoperative position. Fig. 2 is a detaii `cortical section. Fig. 3 is adetail pei-Spedire. View ot the slip removed from the nn.

Referring more parienlarly to the, dra w-'.

ing, l represents a holt. which i5 exteriorly threaded at; one end :is at L. lu the threaded portion a. transverre aperture 5l is formed. 'The opposite end ot the holt is provided with e usual head 4.

A nut. 5 is shown as threaded upon the, holt. l and the not lool: comprises a single integral strand of spring wire t3 whose Separate legs are bent baul: upon thenbelres. at, 7, so as to lie parallel with the main portions thereof and in the saine wrtieal plane. The outer ends of them bent bark portions are lient; upwanlly. as at ri, and bent laterally, as :it .l, to form enteringr points which are adapted to project into the, hole 3 so as to prevent the nnt loel; from turning with the nut and at the santo time,

forming a tderum shaft upon which 'the `nut: look may turn.

The lege of the nuty loci; are shown H connected together by what will be termed a Yoke-piece 10 whieh is adapted to lie. when the lock mit is in operative pogitifn. against one side of the nat, the Conner-teil legs lying' on oppoa'ite adjoining sides.

"lxen it is desired to tighten ille mit upon the bolt the volte member it) is raised until 'the legs ot the devire are l'reed from the sides of the nut= the. devire pivoting1 upon the. inwardl)y turned portions it jonrnaled in the hole il. A ftel' the mit has been tightened to the rec'gnired degree :ind is positioned So as io aline with the sides of the not lock, the legs are sprang opal; and the roi-:e meint-,er moved downward into engagement with tbe nut where it is lit-id hf.' the inherent '.'eiilieney of thr. device.

Having thus deseribed the invention. what l claim ni new i.-:-'

I. ln combination` a tranverrgely aperv inred bolt. a nut thereon. a anbtantially U- .'lmped spring elip engaged with the Sides otE the not. and journaling: legs formed on the ends of the clip and entering the aperture from opp/#ite sides oa' the bolt.

i. ln eombination. a {tunnel-soldi' aperlured bolt.v .1 nuty thereon. and n solista tially relie-shaped spring elip having itA endo e.\'ti,\ndinr into the transverne aperture from the opposite. sides, said eli|1lnx\'in 1 'in herent. resiliency to clamp the sides of ihe n'ut. when in operative. pof-ition and to he swung ont 0l enga-gement with the not, whereby the nutmay be tightened without. removingr the elip from the bolt.

ln testimony whereof l ollix my signature in present-.o of two witnees.

GIC {'l J. YON HAMEL. 

